POCSO Act

POCSO Act

Bail Granted Under SC/ST Atrocities Act May Be Recalled/ Cancelled Under Crpc; Procedure Under POCSO Act Prevails Over SC/ST Act: MP HC [Read Judgment]
Lack of Professionalism Is Writ Large In Investigations In POCSO Cases: Kerala HC To Issue Guidelines [Read Order]
'Nudity Per Se Not Obscenity': Rehana Fathima, Booked For Video Showing Her Children Painting On Her Semi-Nude Body, Moves SC For Bail
Mother Publishing Video Of Children Painting On Her Nude Body : Kerala HC Prima Facie Says Its Use Of Child For Sexual Gratification [Read Order]
Delhi HC Issues Directions To Ensure That Victim is Issued Notice In All Bail Proceedings Concerning POCSO Cases [Read Order]
Delhi HC Temporarily Suspends Sentence Of A Man Convicted Under POCSO Act, Directs Use of Google's 'Drop A Pin' To Send Live Location To Investigating Officer [Read Order]
SC Directs Setting Up Of Exclusive Court To Deal With POCSO Cases In Each District Within 60 Days [Read Order]
Cabinet Approves Death Penalty For Aggravated Sexual Assault Of Children, Plus Other Amendments To POCSO Act
Kerala HC Directs Re-Assessment Of Merits Of 3 Special Prosecutors Appointed In POCSO Courts [Read Judgment]
Section 319 CrPC: Courts Cannot Mechanically Summon Persons As Accused Not Named In Charge-Sheet Just Because A Witness Named Them, Says SC [Read Judgment]
SC Commutes Death Sentence, Acquits Murder Convict Of Rape Charges; Says Reasoned Order Will Follow[Read Order]
Lie Detector/Brain Mapping/Narco Analysis Tests Can’t Be Ordered While Considering Bail Plea: SC Pulls Up Gujarat HC For Disclosing Identity Of Victim [Read Order]